Best 10 iPhone Apps

2011-02-20T03:45:00.003+05:30

There are a number of iPhone apps, I have used. Some were very interesting and helpful while others were monotonous and crappy. Below is a list of some extremely useful iPhone apps I have used.

1. Google Maps: This app is extremely useful if you travel a lot. This app helps the user navigate almost anywhere in the world. It just requires an internet connection to help you find the smallest and best way to your destination. User can find directions to a destination either by local transportation or by foot. It tells nearly accurate distance between two points on the map. A person can check the Satellite view, Map view or Hybrid view (a combination of both map and satellite view) in this app. This app pinpoints users location on the Map with a blue dot. It also helps the user in finding the traffic on a particular route, but currently this service is available in few areas only.

Google Maps

2. Weather: This app is really useful if the user wants to get certain that whether today it will be going to rain or not. This app helps user in knowing the temperature and weather conditions for next six days (including today). The service is provided by Yahoo!. User can find the weather conditions of almost any city in the world through this app.

Weather

3. Stocks: If you are an investment banker or deal with stock market, than this app is a must have for you. You can find the stock price of any company or financial institute listed anywhere in the world. You can find the graphic display of the values of the shares. You can switch the graph to display last day or last week or last month or quarter or half year or full year or even last two years stock exchange rates for particular shares. This app is very useful for stock brokers. You can even find the latest news related to a particular company listed in stock exchange.

Stocks

4. Mail: This app really saves my time when I am traveling on some official trip. It doesn't require any log-in into my office mail server. It automatically checks whether any new mail has been sent to me. Its Push mail service is quite fascinating. I can send or receive mails from within my iPhone application. I can even import my office contact list or calendar events on my iPhone. I can change the font size to options varying from giant (very large) to small size.

Mail

5. PS Express: This is a great app for editing pictures on your iPhone. This app is provided by adobe. The app lets users crop, straighten or flip pictures. One can change contrast, saturation or exposure of the snap. User can also set focus and change the sharpness of the snap. User can even upload the pictures directly onto his face book account through this app.

PS Express

6. MiniPiano: This is one app which I love the most. This app lets the user play Piano on his/her iPhone. The experience of playing the piano on iPhone using this app is exactly similar to playing a real piano.

Mini Piano

7. Angry Birds: This is one of the best and entertaining game on iPhone.

Angry Birds

8. Flashlight: This app is useful if you are in urgent need of a torch light. This app turns your iPhone into a torch with variety of effects.

Flashlight

9. Farmville: If you are crazy about your farm in farm-ville, then this app is a must for you. It lets you play the game on your iPhone with full ease.

Farmville

10. USB Disk: This app lets you store and read documents on your iPhone. This app supports almost all popular formats like pdf, doc, docx, etc.

USB Disk

Do's and Don'ts while using an Apple iPhone

2010-12-30T02:31:00.015+05:30

iPhone is a very prized possession. So, the user must follow some do's and dont's while using it.

Never touch the screen with oily hands. It will affect the display badly. Never let the dust settle inside the grooves at the edges of your iPhone. This may damage the touch sensors.

Use touch screen guard to avoid scratches.

Use iPhone case to avoid scratches and wear tear. Keep your iPhone away from water or any harmful chemical that can destroy its electronics or touch sensors. Never bring your iPhone closer to a source of heat or fire like oven or stove. It may damage its electronic circuitry.

iPhone's outer body is not made up of a strong material. It can't protect the screen glass or touch sensors from jerks or shocks. Never let your iPhone fall on the ground. Doing so, will definitely damage the phone.

Never ever Jail-break your iPhone. It severely impacts the data security of your iPhone. A Jail-break iPhone can be easily hacked or spoofed.

Regularly check for the latest updates for iPhone OS from Apple by connecting the iPhone to iTunes.

There are some Apps in Apple store which collects your personal information without your consent like phone number or age or service provider, etc. So, try to install only authentic and more popular apps as compared to less popular apps.

Do try free versions of games/apps before you buy them. Not all games are interesting. You may get bored on some games in just a weeks time.

Choose your service provider(if there is an option in your area) and data plan carefully. You can save a lot by carefully selecting the both.

iPhone is a very costly device, so never leave your iPhone unattended in public places.

I hope these points will help you keep your iPhone new and safe and let you enjoy it to the fullest.

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Best 10 iPhone Apps

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